the long drop

<p>'the long drop'</p> <p><br></p> <p>you require a firm banister for gripping</p> <p>the aspirations you lined up one by one</p> <p>fall; one by one</p> <p><br></p> <p>they fall;</p> <p><br></p> <p>you won't let go of that banister</p> <p>too afraid of the way down;</p> <p>piece by piece you drop</p> <p><br></p> <p>you drop.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>#barflypoet</p> <p>#josephapinto</p> <p>www.josephpinto.com&nbsp;</p> <p>© Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved.</p> <p>*</p> <p>Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted;</p> <p>all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted.</p> <p>*</p> <p>‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-pinto3/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-pinto3/support</a>